A Brief History on the origin of The

Nation of Islam in America A Nation of Peace & Beauty

On July the Fourth, the day of America's

Independence celebration, He announced
the beginning of His mission which was
to restore and to resurrect His lost and
found people, who were identified as the
original members of the Tribe of
Shabazz from the Lost Nation of Asia.
The lost people of the original nation of
African descent, were captured,
exploited, and dehumanized to serve as
servitude slaves of America for over * Bio Sketch of The
three centuries. His mission was to teach Most Honorable Elijah
the downtrodden and defenseless Black Muhammad
people a thorough Knowledge of God
and of themselves, and to put them on
the road to Self-Independence with a
superior culture and higher civilization * Bio Sketch of The Honorable
than they had previously experienced. Minister Louis Farrakhan

He taught us the ways of love and peace, of truth and beauty. We are
being led into the path of a new spiritual culture and civilization of
complete harmony and peace, one of refinement in the pursuit of
happiness and eternal joy in the Supreme Knowledge of God and the
Science of everything in life.

IN 1931, THE MASTER WAS preaching this Great Truth of salvation

when He met a man named Elijah Poole in Detroit, Michigan. He chose
him to be His Divine Representative in continuing this most difficult task
of bringing truth and light to His lost and found people. For 3 1/2 years
He taught and trained the Honorable Elijah Muhammad night and day
into the profound Secret Wisdom of the Reality of God, which included
the hidden knowledge of the original people who were the first founders
of civilization of our Planet and who had a full knowledge of the
Universal Order of Things from the beginning of the Divine Creation.
Upon the Master's departure in 1934, the Honorable
Elijah Muhammad labored tirelessly to bring life to
his mentally and spiritually dead people until his
return to the Master in 1975. The Honorable Elijah
Muhammad identified the Master as being the
answer to the one that the world had been expecting
for the past 2,000 years under the names Messiah,
the second coming of Jesus, the Christ, Jehovah,
God, and the Son of Man. When the Honorable Elijah Muhammad asked
Him to identify Himself He replied that He was the Mahdi. He signed
His name in 1933 as Master Wallace Fard Muhammad to express the
meaning of One Who had come in the Early Morning Dawn of the New
Millennium to lay the base for a New World Order of Peace and
Righteousness on the foundation of Truth and Justice; to put down
tyrants and to change the world into a Heaven on Earth.

During the Honorable Elijah Muhammad's initial 44 years, he suffered

persecution & rejection from the very people whom he was appointed as
a Servant of God. He was rejected and despised by the 10 percent leaders
of America and the world because he revealed a Greater Truth and
Wisdom that would end the old world of Satan's rule and dominion. He
was not self-taught or self-made but ONE MIGHTY IN POWER had
taught him what he knew not. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad had
never received any more than a fourth grade education, yet his heart was
true in what he saw and he saw the greatest of the Signs of his Lord.

The more converts that he made in the cities, in

the by-ways, and in the highways of this land,
along with receiving honor and fame abroad, the
powerful leaders and rulers of this world grew in
opposition. As the baby Nation of Islam came to
birth in America, the world rulers were shaken in
their foundation to learn of this miraculous
achievement, and are today frustrated in plans to
prevent our survival. The theme of the Holy Qur'an and Bible that most
clearly defines this struggle is revealed in the history of Pharaoh's
opposition to Moses and Aaron in the delivery of Israel in bondage in
Egypt.

THE NATION OF ISLAM WAS founded on the basis of peace and as an

answer to a prayer of Abraham to deliver his people who would be found
in servitude slavery in the Western Hemisphere in this day and time. The
Flag of Islam with the symbols of the Sun, Moon, and the Stars, represent
the Universe and is also a Banner of Universal peace and Harmony. Our
Holy Temples of Islam were established in America as sanctuaries of
peace and higher learning into the Knowledge of the Oneness of God.
Our schools are called Universities of Islam and teach the higher
meaning of Islam which is Mathematics. We have always been taught to
respect the laws of the land. We are taught never to carry arms, to make
war or to be the aggressor, for this is against the nature of the righteous.
We are taught the Principles of Divine Unity and the Universal
Brotherhood of Islam.

We are taught cleanliness inwardly and outwardly with the practice of

good manners and respect to one and all. We are taught that the family is
the back bone of society and that our children must be reared to reflect
the highest morals and training to perfect our society. We are trained to
eat and to prepare the best of foods for the longevity of life, without the
use of alcohol, smoking and substance abuse which endangers the ethics
of healthy living. We are taught to respect and protect our women who
are the mothers of civilization.

Our women are taught a dress code of modesty

that will lead to the practice of high morality. We
are trained to be an exemplary community
expressing the highest spiritual goals for the
reform of ourselves and others based on wisdom,
knowledge and beauty.

Contrary to the inflammatory rhetoric that has

been utilized by the news media and some
community leaders to condemn the positive effects of Islam's influence
in today's modern society, just the opposite is being proven true. The
Nation of Islam (The Nation of Peace) represents hope to millions of our
people in America and around the globe who have been deprived of the
high standards of a righteous way of life.

This unity and love so sorely absent from our communities was
 genuinely exemplified by the millions of participants on the day of the
Million Man March held in Washington, D.C., October 16, 1995. The
exemplary Spiritual Leadership of Minister Louis Farrakhan in the
rebuilding of the Nation of Islam in America is showing the way in the
breaking down of barriers of communication throughout the society
regardless to one's religious, racial, or ideological beliefs and views.

Through God's Divine Guidance, we are extending this Divine Work of

moral and spiritual reform throughout the Western Hemisphere. God's
Light and Truth will prevail against the darkness and falsehood of all
opposition. In spite of the controversy and clamor surrounding the Nation
of Islam and it's Divine Leader, Minister Louis Farrakhan, we are forging
ahead in the Spirit of Almighty God, Allah, to unite with all of humanity
in the Oneness of God, where all people of goodwill of every Race and
of every Nation may participate in the Universal Expression of the
Principles of Peace and the Brotherhood of man. This is the Beautiful
Community of the Nation of Islam that is coming to birth in America on
this Farthest Western Horizon in fulfillment of the Prophecy that God
would meet with Muhammad for a second time and reveal to His servant
What He Revealed. Thus the world is witnessing the Sun of Islam arising
in the West. Praise the Holy Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

Where do we go from here in the remaining four years of the twentieth

century? Will we continue to argue, to condemn, to fight and kill one
another; or will we sit down and counsel with one another in seeking a
just solution to the problems that beset us in America and in the world?
Wisdom decrees that in counsel and in dialogue is the way to peace.
Foolishness decrees that if we ignore the warning signs, we will fall into
the deeper abyss of Hell. God is the Judge today; and most surely upon
Him do the Believers rely!

Document written by Minister, Writer, Music Composer

and wife of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad
Mother Tynetta Muhammad
March 28, 1996 NOI.org

THE THREE YEAR ECONOMIC SAVINGS Program was established by the Honorable
Elijah Muhammad in 1964. This program called for black people to pool their resources
by contributing $10 a month to help fight against poverty, want, unemployment,
abominable housing, hunger and nakedness of the 30-40 million black people in
America. The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan re-established this program in
October 1991 because we still continue face these same problems today. The
Program's name might imply that it was to last for only three years. However this will be
an ongoing program until the problems of our people are eradicated.

In December 1994, we were able to purchase, with contributions from the Three Year
Economic Saving Program, some farmland located in Bronwood, Georgia. This land is
located in the northeast corner of Terrell county, which is in the southwest part of
Georgia, not far from the Florida border. The farm consists of 1556 acres of land that
stretches 1.45 miles east and west and 2 miles north and south. The farm, which is
called Muhammad Farms, was once part of a 4500-acre farm owned by the Nation of
Islam until the 1970s. If it is Allah's (God) will, with your continued support and prayers
we plan to repurchase the remaining acreage in the near future.

In our first year of farming we purchased three tractors, a new

diesel farm truck, a new three bed-room double wide trailer
(which is used as an office/living quarters), a large array of farm
equipment, a refrigerated trailer for on-site vegetable storage and
an irrigation system. In 1995 we planted and harvested 76.3
acres of land, including watermelons, cantaloupes, sweet corn,
snap beans, okra, yellow squash, zucchini, butternut squash,
peas and greens.

The produce, excluding the greens and peas, was distributed to most of the Eastern,
Mid-Atlantic, Central, Southern and Southwest regions of the Nation; the peas and
greens were sold locally to co-ops. Our 1996 planting season was a remarkable
improvement over the 1995 season. 250 acres of wheat, 80 acres of field corn, 150
acres of sorghum was planted, harvested and sold locally. We were blessed in our 1997
planting season to plant and harvest 450 acres of wheat, part of which was sold on the
market and part was grounded into wheat flour. The vegetable crops consisted of 50
acres of navy beans, 40 acres of watermelons and 105 acres of assorted vegetables.

In our efforts to distribute our crops we launched our Pre-Purchase Program during our
Saviours Day 1997 celebration. The whole-wheat flour and navy beans are presently
being sold and can be obtained through the farm marketing coordinator at your local
Mosque or Study Group. In November 1997, the Three Year Economic Program and
Muhammad Farms held its annual Farm Conference/Benefit in Macon, Georgia. There
was a fundraiser to benefit Muhammad Farms and a conference for all Farm Marketing
Coordinators to network and strategically plan the marketing of our crops for the 1998-
1999 planting season.

It's our duty to build a future for our children. It's imperative that we grow and develop
into a viable agribusiness in order that we may purchase more farmland and develop
other related businesses.
In order to make this happen, we need a commitment from everyone to send your $10 a
month, or whatever you can afford, contribution to:

The Three Year Economic Program

4855 S. Woodlawn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60615

Mosque Maryam and

The Nation of Islam National Center

Originally a Greek Orthodox church, purchased in 1972 by the

Honorable Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam. The
mosque was repurchased and rededicated by Minister Louis
Farrakhan in 1988 through efforts and sacrifices of the Nation
of Islam and supporters worldwide. It was named Maryam after
the mother of Jesus, Maryam (Mary). This is to identify it as a
holy place from which men and women come forth reborn and Mosque Maryam, Chicago,IL
transformed with a renewed mind in service of God to fallen humanity.

The distinctive architectural design of Mosque Maryam further

identified the spiritual significance of this house. You will notice
in the dome, placed in four directions, the words written in
Arabic, "There is no God but Allah." In the center of the dome
is written, "Allah is the Greatest." Surrounding the dome, in
beautiful Arabic text is the 24th Surah (chapter), verses 35-40
Center of dome inside is "Allah is the
Greatest" in Arabic calligraphy.
of the Holy Qur'an entitled, "Al-Nur (The Light)".

Mosque Maryam serves as the headquarters and National

Center for the Nation of Islam. Adjacent to the mosque is
Muhammad University of Islam, an educational institute for
boys and girls from pre-school through 12th grade.

Surrounding the dome, in four

directions, the words written in Arabic,
"There is no God but Allah."

What The Muslims Want

This is the question asked most frequently by both the whites and the blacks. The
answers to this question I shall state as simply as possible.
1. We want freedom. We want a full and complete freedom.

2. We want justice. Equal justice under the law. We want justice

applied equally to all, regardless of creed or class or color.

3. We want equality of opportunity. We want equal membership in

society with the best in civilized society.

4. We want our people in America whose parents or grandparents

were descendants from slaves, to be allowed to establish a
separate state or territory of their own--either on this continent or
elsewhere. We believe that our former slave masters are obligated to provide
such land and that the area must be fertile and minerally rich. We believe that our
former slave masters are obligated to maintain and supply our needs in this
separate territory for the next 20 to 25 years--until we are able to produce and
supply our own needs.

Since we cannot get along with them in peace and equality, after giving them 400 years
of our sweat and blood and receiving in return some of the worst treatment human
beings have ever experienced, we believe our contributions to this land and the
suffering forced upon us by white America, justifies our demand for complete separation
in a state or territory of our own.

5. We want freedom for all Believers of Islam now held in federal prisons. We want
freedom for all black men and women now under death sentence in innumerable
prisons in the North as well as the South. We want every black man and woman to have
the freedom to accept or reject being separated from the slave master's children and
establish a land of their own.

We know that the above plan for the solution of the black and white conflict is the
best and only answer to the problem between two people.

6. We want an immediate end to the police brutality and mob attacks against the so-
called Negro throughout the United States. We believe that the Federal government
should intercede to see that black men and women tried in white courts receive justice
in accordance with the laws of the land--or allow us to build a new nation for ourselves,
dedicated to justice, freedom and liberty.

7. As long as we are not allowed to establish a state or territory of our own, we demand
not only equal justice under the laws of the United States, but equal employment
opportunities--NOW!
We do not believe that after 400 years of free or nearly free labor, sweat and blood,
which has helped America become rich and powerful, so many thousands of black
people should have to subsist on relief or charity or live in poor houses.

8. We want the government of the United States to exempt our people from ALL
taxation as long as we are deprived of equal justice under the laws of the land.

9. We want equal education--but separate schools up to 16 for boys and 18 for girls on
the condition that the girls be sent to women's colleges and universities. We want all
black children educated, taught and trained by their own teachers. Under such
schooling system we believe we will make a better nation of people. The United States
government should provide, free, all necessary text books and equipment, schools and
college buildings. The Muslim teachers shall be left free to teach and train their people
in the way of righteousness, decency and self respect.

10. We believe that intermarriage or race mixing should be prohibited. We want the
religion of Islam taught without hindrance or suppression.

What The Muslims Believe

1. WE BELIEVE In the One God whose proper Name is Allah.

2. WE BELIEVE in the Holy Qur'an and in the Scriptures of all the Prophets of
God.

3. WE BELIEVE in the truth of the Bible, but we believe that it has been tampered
with and must be reinterpreted so that mankind will not be snared by the
falsehoods that have been added to it.

4. WE BELIEVE in Allah's Prophets and the Scriptures they brought to the people.

5. WE BELIEVE in the the resurrection of the dead--not in physical resurrection--but in

mental resurrection. We believe that the so-called Negroes are most in need of mental
resurrection; therefore they will be resurrected first. Furthermore, we believe we are the
people of God's choice, as it has been written, that God would choose the rejected and
the despised. We can find no other persons fitting this description in these last days
more that the so-called Negroes in America. We believe in the resurrection of the
righteous.

6. WE BELIEVE in the judgment; we believe this first judgment will take place as God
revealed, in America...

7. WE BELIEVE this is the time in history for the separation of the so-called Negroes
and the so-called white Americans. We believe the black man should be freed in name
as well as in fact. By this we mean that he should be freed from the names imposed
upon him by his former slave masters. Names which identified him as being the slave
master's slave. We believe that if we are free indeed, we should go in our own people's
names--the black people of the Earth.

8. WE BELIEVE in justice for all, whether in God or not; we believe as others, that we
are due equal justice as human beings. We believe in equality--as a nation--of equals.
We do not believe that we are equal with our slave masters in the status of "freed
slaves."

We recognize and respect American citizens as independent peoples and we

respect their laws which govern this nation.

9. WE BELIEVE that the offer of integration is hypocritical and is made by those

who are trying to deceive the black peoples into believing that their 400-year-old
open enemies of freedom, justice and equality are, all of a sudden, their "friends."
Furthermore, we believe that such deception is intended to prevent black people
from realizing that the time in history has arrived for the separation from the
whites of this nation.

If the white people are truthful about their professed friendship toward the so-called
Negro, they can prove it by dividing up America with their slaves. We do not believe that
America will ever be able to furnish enough jobs for her own millions of unemployed, in
addition to jobs for the 20,000,000 black people as well.

10. WE BELIEVE that we who declare ourselves to be righteous Muslims, should not
participate in wars which take the lives of humans. We do not believe this nation should
force us to take part in such wars, for we have nothing to gain from it unless America
agrees to give us the necessary territory wherein we may have something to fight for.

11. WE BELIEVE our women should be respected and protected as the women of other
nationalities are respected and protected.

12. WE BELIEVE that Allah (God) appeared in the Person of Master W. Fard
Muhammad, July, 1930; the long-awaited "Messiah" of the Christians and the
"Mahdi" of the Muslims.

We believe further and lastly that Allah is God and besides HIM there is no god
and He will bring about a universal government of peace wherein we all can live
in peace together.